Association between Menopausal Symptoms and Overactive Bladder: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey in China

Lingping Zhu, Xiaoxia Cheng, Jiaxin Sun, Shiyi Lv, Suzhen Mei, Xing Chen, Sisi Xi, Jin Zhang, Mukun Yang, Wenpei Bai and Xiaoyan Yan

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: Purpose: The association between menopause and overactive bladder is controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between menopausal symptoms and overactive bladder, and identify the risk factors for overactive bladder. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed. The study included 403 women aged 36–76 years who visited the menopause clinic at Peking University First Hospital between September 2012 and December 2013. The overactive bladder symptom score and modified Kupperman index questionnaires were used. Differences were assessed using descriptive statistics to determine any association between the overactive bladder symptom score and modified Kupperman index score, and to evaluate the risk factors for overactive bladder. Results: A total of 304 women were finally enrolled. The prevalence of overactive bladder was 9.43%, and the modified Kupperman index score; number of sexual problems; and frequency of urinary tract infections, vertigo, melancholia, and mood swings were significantly higher in patients with overactive bladder than in the patients without overactive bladder (p

Date: 2015
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